Food delivery road rage; Milwaukee man accused in I-94 shooting
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of shooting at another man's vehicle during a food delivery on Monday, Jan. 8.
It happened on I-94 eastbound near 32nd Street in Milwaukee around noon that day. Prosecutors charged 23-year-old David Ruiz with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon.
According to a criminal complaint, the victim told investigators he was driving his work van on the interstate between 35th Street and 26th Street when he noticed a white Chrysler 200 tailgating him. The victim said he saw the Chrysler pull up on his driver's side and a hand extend toward the Chrysler’s passenger side window armed with a gun.
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The victim said that's when the gunfire started, per the complaint, and his van was hit on the driver’s side door. The witness provided a license plate number to police, who later found it and determined it was registered to Ruiz.
During a search of the Chrysler 200, the complaint states officers found an extended clip magazine with 9mm ammunition in it. A search of the Franklin residence where Ruiz was found revealed four guns, including a 9mm handgun.
David Ruiz
Ruiz's girlfriend told investigators, according to the complaint, that she was riding with Ruiz on Jan. 8 making DoorDash deliveries when a blue work van stopped abruptly in front of them as they were approaching the Amtrak station downtown. The girlfriend claimed that's when Ruiz pulled up alongside the van, told her to lean back, rolled down the passenger window and shot at the van. Ruiz then drove back to her house in Franklin.
Officers monitored jail messages and calls between Ruiz and his girlfriend. During the calls, the complaint states the girlfriend allegedly told Ruiz that she told the police what happened. Ruiz allegedly said "that it's okay, it's her word against his, and he has a plan," per the complaint.
Ruiz made his initial appearance in court on Jan. 14. His cash bond was set at $20,000.